Topic: Education
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Charts
Education and Job Requirements: The Great Mismatch
Gaps between educational attainment and job openings are responsible for our long-term unemployment problems.
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Urban Wonk
Why Hasn't the Harlem Children's Zone Been Replicated Even Without Obama's Help?
As a candidate, Obama promised to bring this transformative program to 20 cities around the country. That didn't pan out, but is the president to blame?
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Community Colleges Could Help Solve the 'Skills Crisis'
They play an underrated but important role in getting our high-skill jobs filled.
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Charts
A Hidden Casualty of the Housing Crisis: Public Schools
Property taxes are still down, which means schools are still cutting staff. Will the teaching economy ever recover?
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When it Comes to Jobs, the Real Story is Education, Occupation, and Geography
The burden of unemployment has been felt hardest on those in working-class factory, construction, and low-wage service jobs.
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Urban Wonk
A New Model for Green Schools
A school in Portland, Oregon, is housed in a super-green building. And that's just the beginning.
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Videos
Was Hurricane Katrina Good for New Orleans's Schools?
Mayor Mitch Landrieu makes the case.
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How to Fix the Juvenile Justice System
City kids are disproportionately jailed in facilities that don't meet their needs. Here's what can be done.
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Charts
What's Your 'Mobility Biography'?
Major turning points in life are linked with shifts in car ownership and transit use, a new paper argues.
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The High School Curriculum Every Urban Planner Wishes They'd Had
A Bronx private school uses the city to unite and apply the variety of subjects taught in class.
